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| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 29 07:28PM -0800 1 What nickname is shared by football teams based in Melbourne, New Orleans and Southampton (UK) among others? 2 Which American writer's (b. 1951) books include "Notes from a Small Island", "In a Sunburned Country" and "A Short History of Nearly Everything"? 3 What nationality is Lydia Ko, currently the number one ranked female golfer? 4 Which 1969 Beatles song contains - perhaps ironically - the word "winter" in its lyrics? 5 How many of the 50 US states are contiguous? 6 Miss Gatsby and Miss Tibbs were two old ladies who appeared regularly in which classic BBC TV comedy series? 7 What star sign is a person who was born on St Patrick's Day? 8 Which US TV comedy-variety show ran for 120 episodes between 1976 and 1981, featuring a different guest star each time? Guests included Paul Williams, John Cleese, Raquel Welch & Harry Belafonte among many others. 9 The Strait of Messina separates which two land masses? 10 First awarded in 1984, it is manufactured by Tiffany. The Larry O'Brien Trophy is awarded to the winner of the Finals in which major American sporting league? cheers, calvin |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Nov 30 06:52AM > 1 What nickname is shared by football teams based in Melbourne, New > Orleans and Southampton (UK) among others? Saints > 2 Which American writer's (b. 1951) books include "Notes from a Small > Island", "In a Sunburned Country" and "A Short History of Nearly > Everything"? Bill Bryson > 3 What nationality is Lydia Ko, currently the number one ranked female > golfer? South Korea? > 4 Which 1969 Beatles song contains - perhaps ironically - the word > "winter" in its lyrics? Here Comes The Sun > 5 How many of the 50 US states are contiguous? 48 > 6 Miss Gatsby and Miss Tibbs were two old ladies who appeared > regularly in which classic BBC TV comedy series? Fawlty Towers > 7 What star sign is a person who was born on St Patrick's Day? Aries??? > and 1981, featuring a different guest star each time? Guests included > Paul Williams, John Cleese, Raquel Welch & Harry Belafonte among many > others. The Muppet Show? > 9 The Strait of Messina separates which two land masses? Italy & Sicily? > 10 First awarded in 1984, it is manufactured by Tiffany. The Larry > O'Brien Trophy is awarded to the winner of the Finals in which major > American sporting league? NBA |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 30 08:17AM > 3 What nationality is Lydia Ko, currently the number one ranked > female golfer? China > 4 Which 1969 Beatles song contains - perhaps ironically - the word > "winter" in its lyrics? Let it Be > 5 How many of the 50 US states are contiguous? 48 > 9 The Strait of Messina separates which two land masses? Eurasia and Sicily -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 30 03:07AM -0600 "Calvin": > 1 What nickname (grrr) > is shared by football teams based in > Melbourne, New Orleans and Southampton (UK) among others? Saints. > 2 Which American writer's (b. 1951) books include "Notes from > a Small Island", "In a Sunburned Country" and "A Short History > of Nearly Everything"? Bryson. > 3 What nationality is Lydia Ko, currently the number one > ranked female golfer? American? > 4 Which 1969 Beatles song contains - perhaps ironically - the > word "winter" in its lyrics? > 5 How many of the 50 US states are contiguous? 48. > 6 Miss Gatsby and Miss Tibbs were two old ladies who appeared > regularly in which classic BBC TV comedy series? > 7 What star sign is a person who was born on St Patrick's Day? Pisces, I think. > Guests included Paul Williams, John Cleese, Raquel Welch & > Harry Belafonte among many others. > 9 The Strait of Messina separates which two land masses? Sicily and Eurasia. > 10 First awarded in 1984, it is manufactured by Tiffany. The > Larry O'Brien Trophy is awarded to the winner of the Finals in > which major American sporting league? Well, it's not any of the others, so it must be the NBA. -- Mark Brader | "One reason that life is complex is that it has Toronto | a real part and an imaginary part." msb@vex.net | --Andrew Koenig My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "David B" <askforemail@gmail.com>: Nov 30 10:42AM 1 What nickname is shared by football teams based in Melbourne, New Orleans and Southampton (UK) among others? 2 Which American writer's (b. 1951) books include "Notes from a Small Island", "In a Sunburned Country" and "A Short History of Nearly Everything"? Bill Bryson. 3 What nationality is Lydia Ko, currently the number one ranked female golfer? Chinese? 4 Which 1969 Beatles song contains - perhaps ironically - the word "winter" in its lyrics? Here comes the Sun? 5 How many of the 50 US states are contiguous? 48. 6 Miss Gatsby and Miss Tibbs were two old ladies who appeared regularly in which classic BBC TV comedy series? Are you being served? 7 What star sign is a person who was born on St Patrick's Day? Sagittarius. 8 Which US TV comedy-variety show ran for 120 episodes between 1976 and 1981, featuring a different guest star each time? Guests included Paul Williams, John Cleese, Raquel Welch & Harry Belafonte among many others. 9 The Strait of Messina separates which two land masses? Sicily and mainland Italy. 10 First awarded in 1984, it is manufactured by Tiffany. The Larry O'Brien Trophy is awarded to the winner of the Finals in which major American sporting league? -- David B http://waterfalls.me.uk |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 29 04:25PM -0800 On Saturday, November 28, 2015 at 9:35:33 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. There are multiple versions of this sculpture by Louise > Bourgeois, including this one outside the National Art Gallery > in Ottawa. Name the sculpture. Arachnid > 2. No clues, just name this iconic sculpture. Giggling encouraged. Eros, Cupid > 3. Name the American artist who is famous for his balloon animal > sculptures. Jeff Koon > 4. Officially this Anish Kapoor sculpture is called "Cloud Gate", > but residents of Chicago and visitors to Millennium Park rarely > refer to it as such. What is this sculpture's nickname? The jelly bean > 7. This bronze statue, located in Copenhagen, stands 1.25 m tall. > Name the statue, which is based on a fairy tale by Hans > Christian Anderson. The Little Mermaid lol if anyone answer "Ariel" :-) > to as the "Knotted Gun". This version, found in New York City, > was created as a memorial for a famous victim of gun violence > in 1980. Name the New Yorker who is so honored. Lennon? > Name the *book*. > 12. (decoy) > * Game 9, Round 6 - Canadiana - Burgers and Burger Joints in Toronto Pass! cheers, calvin |
| Jason Kreitzer <krei513@aol.com>: Nov 29 06:58PM -0800 On Saturday, November 28, 2015 at 6:36:53 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > 7. This bronze statue, located in Copenhagen, stands 1.25 m tall. > Name the statue, which is based on a fairy tale by Hans > Christian Anderson. The Little Mermaid > to as the "Knotted Gun". This version, found in New York City, > was created as a memorial for a famous victim of gun violence > in 1980. Name the New Yorker who is so honored. John Lennon |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Nov 30 03:40AM > 1. There are multiple versions of this sculpture by Louise > Bourgeois, including this one outside the National Art Gallery > in Ottawa. Name the sculpture. Spider; Arachne > 2. No clues, just name this iconic sculpture. Giggling encouraged. Mannekin Pis > 3. Name the American artist who is famous for his balloon animal > sculptures. Koons > 4. Officially this Anish Kapoor sculpture is called "Cloud Gate", > but residents of Chicago and visitors to Millennium Park rarely > refer to it as such. What is this sculpture's nickname? Kidney Bean > 7. This bronze statue, located in Copenhagen, stands 1.25 m tall. > Name the statue, which is based on a fairy tale by Hans > Christian Anderson. The Little Mermaid > Mt. Rushmore, and the Statue of Liberty). However, > the artist, Paul Manship, is said to not be fond of it. > Who does it *depict*? Prometheus > to as the "Knotted Gun". This version, found in New York City, > was created as a memorial for a famous victim of gun violence > in 1980. Name the New Yorker who is so honored. John Lennon > inches tall, resides in a cemetery in Savannah, Georgia. > It became famous as the cover for a 1993 true-crime book. > Name the *book*. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil > its quality and use of fresh ingredients, attracted hundreds > of Toronto foodies to Ganzi Osteria, which hosted the pop-up > location. In-and-Out Burger -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 30 02:29AM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > 7. This bronze statue, located in Copenhagen, stands 1.25 m tall. > Name the statue, which is based on a fairy tale by Hans > Christian Anderson. The Mermaid > Mt. Rushmore, and the Statue of Liberty). However, > the artist, Paul Manship, is said to not be fond of it. > Who does it *depict*? Prometheus > to as the "Knotted Gun". This version, found in New York City, > was created as a memorial for a famous victim of gun violence > in 1980. Name the New Yorker who is so honored. John Lennon -- Dan Tilque |
| "Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Nov 29 12:49PM +0100 On 2015-11-24 03:39, Calvin wrote: > 1 The Brandenberg Gate is located in which European city? You are sure you do not mean Brandenburg ? Then it is in Berlin > 2 In which French town was Joan of Arc burned at the stake in 1431? Orleans > 3 The Princeton Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey is the setting for which TV show? Scrubs > 4 What six-letter acronym is an ostensibly non-governmental organisation which nevertheless performs governmental functions and is often funded by the government funding? > 5 In 1963 who became the first person who's murder was broadcast live on television? John F Kennedy > 6 The Mediterranean island of Corsica belongs to which country? France > 7 Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks are former members of which rock band? Fleetwood Mac > 8 In 1782, which species of bird (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) was made a national symbol of the United States of America? Bald eagle > 9 Constantly in the Australian charts since his first album release in 2010 who is Peter Gene Hernandez better known as? > 10 Germany's bizarre "Zimmerman Telegram" of 1917 was designed to provoke the invasion of the United States by which country? Mexico ? -- -- Björn |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 29 07:25PM -0800 On Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at 12:39:24 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote: > 1 The Brandenberg Gate is located in which European city? Berlin And it's "Brandenburg" as Bjorn (appropriately enough!) pointed out. > 2 In which French town was Joan of Arc burned at the stake in 1431? Rouen > 3 The Princeton Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey is the setting for which TV show? House [M.D.] > 4 What six-letter acronym is an ostensibly non-governmental organisation which nevertheless performs governmental functions and is often funded by the government funding? Quango > 5 In 1963 who became the first person who's murder was broadcast live on television? Le Harvey Oswald > 6 The Mediterranean island of Corsica belongs to which country? France > 7 Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks are former members of which rock band? Fleetwood Mac > 8 In 1782, which species of bird (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) was made a national symbol of the United States of America? Bald Eagle > 9 Constantly in the Australian charts since his first album release in 2010 who is Peter Gene Hernandez better known as? Bruno Mars > 10 Germany's bizarre "Zimmerman Telegram" of 1917 was designed to provoke the invasion of the United States by which country? Mexico Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 417 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 9 56 Gareth Owen 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 7 50 Mark Brader 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 6 36 Pete Gayde 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6 39 Peter Smyth 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 6 41 Dan Tilque 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 26 Bjorn Lundin 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 26 Chris Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 18 Erland S - - - - - - - - - - --- ---------- 8 1 3 4 5 7 6 6 1 7 48 60% Two singletons give Gareth the win. cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 30 03:03AM -0600 "Calvin": > > 1 The Brandenberg Gate is located in which European city? > Berlin > And it's "Brandenburg" as Bjorn (appropriately enough!) pointed out. Appropriately how? -- Mark Brader | A standard is established on sure bases, not capriciously Toronto | but with the surety of something intentional and of a logic msb@vex.net | controlled by analysis and experiment. ... A standard is | necessary for order in human effort. -- Le Corbusier |
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